Chuxiong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chuxiong in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChuxiongYunnan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chuxiong plotted against Yunnan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chuxiong's incremental SNDi rose from 2.46 to 2.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chuxiong ranked 15th out of 78 cities in Yunnan and 474th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.47
Rank in China
495th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
19th of 78

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.35
Rank in China
474th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
15th of 78

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChuxiongMacapaBhiwadi

Chuxiong, Macapá, and Bhiwadi all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Chuxiong and Macapá both became progressively more disconnected, while Bhiwadi fluctuated in connectivity. Chuxiong and Macapá have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.